Digital Gear Indicator
- Shrek
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Digital Gear Indicator
Just fitted a datatool digital gear indicator to the 600.
Top toy works well. A bit daunting having to cut in to the bikes loom but worth it
P.s there is a guy selling them on ebay, they can be picked up for around £35
Top toy works well. A bit daunting having to cut in to the bikes loom but worth it
P.s there is a guy selling them on ebay, they can be picked up for around £35
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It;s quite simple really,does at it says on the tin
If you find yourself hunting for gears,or if you have lost track as to where you are, now instantly available by a LED counter
Truck loads of them been sold since they were developed,so they must work,are available for mechanical and electronic speedo's
Mechanical are quite a bit dearer
Great for shaving a few miliseconds off track times
If you find yourself hunting for gears,or if you have lost track as to where you are, now instantly available by a LED counter
Truck loads of them been sold since they were developed,so they must work,are available for mechanical and electronic speedo's
Mechanical are quite a bit dearer
Great for shaving a few miliseconds off track times
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Actually they are quite good. Don't know why manufacturers don't build them into the dash on new bikes.
Did you have to run the bike on a stand to set up the sensor?
Only reason I ask is Im supoposed to try& fit one to the misses V-Raptor (even though she'll probably be able to do a better job than me, as shes more mechanical than I am!!, but you've got to try now havent you!)
Did you have to run the bike on a stand to set up the sensor?
Only reason I ask is Im supoposed to try& fit one to the misses V-Raptor (even though she'll probably be able to do a better job than me, as shes more mechanical than I am!!, but you've got to try now havent you!)
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I doubt there's anyone out ther that doesn't occasionally go for the extra gear. I don't have one, but wouldn't mind one incorporated into the dials. An add on may look a bit ugly though.
Although they may have benefits for some people on the track, that's the one place where I really concentrate on my gears, counting up and down before and after every corner. I would find it more useful on the road to be honest. A luxury for the lazy mabe, but then the same could be said about mirrors or indicators.
Although they may have benefits for some people on the track, that's the one place where I really concentrate on my gears, counting up and down before and after every corner. I would find it more useful on the road to be honest. A luxury for the lazy mabe, but then the same could be said about mirrors or indicators.
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Time to resurrect an old thread!
I find my self constantly trying to change up gear on my bikeonly to find the gear lever doesn't move then I try it again just to be sure! Could do with one fo those myself!
The one on Shreks bike is so visible from behind ( and just off the the left ) that it can become quite ditracting to see that he is in 6th gear, I am in 3rd and he is still able to pull away from me!!!
The one on Shreks bike is so visible from behind ( and just off the the left ) that it can become quite ditracting to see that he is in 6th gear, I am in 3rd and he is still able to pull away from me!!!
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It hooks onto the feed for the speedo and the feed for the rev counter and uses the ratio of speedo pulses V rev pulses to calculate what gear you are in hence why it will only give you a correct reading once the clutch is out and you are riding in a gear and even then it'll probably take a couple of seconds recalculate what gear you are in.Missile (Spanish Fly) wrote:I understnd this gismo changes indicator as you operate gear lever, so what happens if you miss a change? Will it read wrong gear, which would be inconvenient on the road, but could be a disaster on the track
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Just what i was about to sayBig Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) wrote:It hooks onto the feed for the speedo and the feed for the rev counter and uses the ratio of speedo pulses V rev pulses to calculate what gear you are in hence why it will only give you a correct reading once the clutch is out and you are riding in a gear and even then it'll probably take a couple of seconds recalculate what gear you are in.Missile (Spanish Fly) (Spanish Fly) wrote:I understnd this gismo changes indicator as you operate gear lever, so what happens if you miss a change? Will it read wrong gear, which would be inconvenient on the road, but could be a disaster on the track
Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian).
I find it very handy now and wouldn't have a bike without it especially for the track
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Gear Indicator
There was one of these gear indicators on the bike I sat my CBT on, I found it very helpful.
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Re: Gear Indicator
So good you told us twice. :I can't believe it's not butter!Bubbles wrote:There was one of these gear indicators on the bike I sat my CBT on, I found it very helpful.
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I didn’t think you were happy with your one judging by the negative feedback you left when you couldn’t get it to work??R2D2 wrote:Shock horror me and shrekie agree on something. :I can't believe it's not butter!Shrek wrote:
I find it very handy now and wouldn't have a bike without it especially for the track
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